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Giving Science the XX Factor: Episode 1

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BBC Radio Scotland - Giving Science the XX Factor, Episode 1

Professor Anne Glover asks whether science is still a man's world.

Are girls as likely as boys to excel in science? Professor Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, examines the evidence.

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Professor Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, looks at what we are doing to encourage more girls to study science at school and beyond. She examines the image of a scientist and at whether there are fundamental cultural barriers standing between girls and a successful science career, and wonders why, for example, medicine is still more appealing to girls than engineering? Should we simply accept that girls and boys have different talents - or work to make the world of science more appealing to girls? If Scotland can't find the answer to those questions, it will find itself with a skills shortage and no longer be a world leader in science and technology.

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Are girls as likely as boys to excel in science? Professor Anne Glover, chief scientific adviser for Scotland, examines the evidence.

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